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Eutectic growth in Al-51.6%wt Ge alloy has been investigated during free fall in a drop tube. With decreasing undercooling △T, the microstructural evolution has shown a transition from lamellar eutectic to anomalous eutectic.A maximum cooling rate of 4.2×104K/s and undercooling of up to 240K (0.35TE) are obtained in the experiment.The eutectic coupled zone is calculated on the basis of current eutectic and dendritic growth theories, which covers a composition range from 48%-59% Ge and leans towards the Ge-rich side. The two critical undercoolings for the eutectic transition are △T1*=101K and △T2*=178K. When △T ≤△T1*, the microstructure for Al-51.6% Ge eutectic shows lamellar eutectic. If △T ≥△T2*, the microstructure shows anomalous eutectic. In the intermediate range of △T1* ＜△T ＜△T2*, the microstructure is the mixture of the above two types of eutectics.